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LAST OF SIX PROFILES OF STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Catching
students
EARLY
Andrew Stinnett and Sevak Keshishian
Adams crossing still dangerous
A student died one year ago while crossing Adams Boulevard near Portland Street. Another student was hit there last week.
By CINDY SANTOS
Staff Writer
The crosswalk on Adams Boulevard near Portland Street, where a USC doctoral student was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver a year ago today, is still a dangerous path for students.
Last year, Gustavo De Mello, a 38-year-old Uruguayan native who
would have graduated last May, died Feb. 10, 2005, after he was hit by a sport utility vehicle as he crossed Adams on his way to campus.
At 9:45 a.m. Feb. 1 of this year, a car struck a student as she crossed Adams at the Portland Street crosswalk. The student sustained minor injuries and received medical treatment from the fire department at the scene, said Capt. Gloria Graham,
Department of Public Safety captain of operations.
Assistant DPS Chief Carey Drayton said there have been talks about safety improvements for that crosswalk but nothing has happened yet.
"At that particular intersection you're crossing over not two, but four lanes of traffic. When the first car stops, it’s hard for the second lane of traffic to see why,” Graham said Several TrojanHousing buildings are close to the intersection, but decisions about crosswalk signals, stop signs or other safety measures are
made by city officials, not university officials.
“Portland and Adams are still in our patrol area, but that street and sidewalk are owned by the city, so we can’t go in and change things," Graham said.
Drayton said he has also heard many complaints about other crosswalks near campus.
Monica Valencia, the press deputy for 1st District City Council member Ed Reyes, said she has only received two complaints about the crosswalk I see Crosswalk, page 3 I
Feminist, former professor dies at 85
Betty Friedan, author of 'The Feminine Mystique,' taught at USCfor several years in the '80s and ’90s.
By CATHERINE LYONS
Staff Writer
Betty Friedan, a groundbreaking feminist, author of "The Feminine Mystique" and a former professor at USC, died last Saturday, on her 85th birthday, at her home in Washington, D.C.
Friedan spent several years at USC in the late 1980s and early 1990s as an adjunct professor, teaching courses in the Annenberg School for Communication, the gender studies program, the Marshall School of Business and the School of Gerontology.
Her impact on USC is still felt today.
Besides teaching various courses at the university, Friedan also established a think tank associated with the former Study of Women and Men In Society, which later turned into the gender studies department.
Her celebrity status brought recognition to the budding program at the time, said Nancy Lutkehaus, the current chairwoman of the gender studies program and an associate professor in the department of anthropology.
“People were excited and impressed that someone of Friedan's stature was teaching here and coming on campus. She was a significant media figure and an intellectual and political celebrity." Lutkehaus said.
With her personal prestige came a "golden Rolodex," said Warren Bennis. a personal friend of Friedan's and a distinguished professor of business administration.
In many of her classes, her students were treated to celebrity guests of the feminist movement.
i see Riedan page 7 I
say they want to get more young students involved in Student Senate.
By JOANNA LIN
Staff Writer
Andrew Stinnett and Sevak Keshishian want to give students what they never had when they first came to USC three years ago.
“I didn’t have anyone out there encouraging me to get involved," Stinnett, a presidential candidate for Student Senate, said of his freshman year at USC.
“I lived in Cardinal Gardens, and there was no one there encouraging me. That's why I want to change (Senate)."
Running mate Keshishian said he had the same experience, which is why he did not get involved in Senate earlier.
“I didn’t have that person coming around, letting me know about Senate. I didn’t have that exposure. You need that constant reminder of what Senate's trying to do," he said.
Keshishian said he thinks the most important part of elections is to “get freshmen and sophomores to participate — get them involved really heavily now."
"Change at this school doesn't necessarily come immediately. If you get involved early you can see
I see Sonata page 7 I
Voter
Guide
Look for a complete guide to the Student Senate election in the Monday, Feb. 13 issue of the Daily Trojan.
Voting begins Tuesday. Feb. 14.
Newcomers. Juniors Andrew Stinnett (left) and Sevak Keshishian have never worked with Student Senate. Both said they want to encourage freshmen and sophomores to get involved.
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Cancer risk greater for some groups
USC and the University of Hawaii studied ethnic ties to smoking and lung cancer.
By JULIA WONG
Contributing Writer
Black and native Hawaiian smokers are at a greater risk for developing lung cancer than their white. Japanese-American and Hispanic counterparts, according to an ongoing study by USC and the University of Hawaii in Honolulu.
When smoking fewer than 30 cigarettes a day. blacks and native
Hawaiians are more susceptible to lung cancer, the study states. Using more than 30 cigarettes a day, however, equalizes the possibility of all ethnic groups contracting the disease.
The Multiethnic Cohort, an organization dedicated to examining the relationship of diet and lifestyle factors to the development of cancer, sponsored the study. With a sample that contains black. Japanese, Native Hawaiian, white and Hispanic smokers, the study hopes to determine the reason behind the ethnic variations in the different types of cancers
"The Multiethnic Cohort offers
clues in understanding the racial Ollipb
and ethnic differences in cancer IfUlvll
incident rates.” said Christopher Haiman. assistant professor of preventive medicine in the Keck School ♦
of Medicine and the lead author When
of the report. The report was to smoking
further evaluate findings that sug- 30 or fewer
gested there were racial and ethnic cigarettes
differences in relation to lung cancer a day. black among smokers, he said. and native
The findings in this report were Hawaiian
expected because they supported smokers run
previous findings that black smokers a greater risk
were at greater risk of lung cancer. of getting
Haiman said. A previous study found lung cancer
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LAST OF SIX PROFILES OF STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Catching
students
EARLY
Andrew Stinnett and Sevak Keshishian
Adams crossing still dangerous
A student died one year ago while crossing Adams Boulevard near Portland Street. Another student was hit there last week.
By CINDY SANTOS
Staff Writer
The crosswalk on Adams Boulevard near Portland Street, where a USC doctoral student was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver a year ago today, is still a dangerous path for students.
Last year, Gustavo De Mello, a 38-year-old Uruguayan native who
would have graduated last May, died Feb. 10, 2005, after he was hit by a sport utility vehicle as he crossed Adams on his way to campus.
At 9:45 a.m. Feb. 1 of this year, a car struck a student as she crossed Adams at the Portland Street crosswalk. The student sustained minor injuries and received medical treatment from the fire department at the scene, said Capt. Gloria Graham,
Department of Public Safety captain of operations.
Assistant DPS Chief Carey Drayton said there have been talks about safety improvements for that crosswalk but nothing has happened yet.
"At that particular intersection you're crossing over not two, but four lanes of traffic. When the first car stops, it’s hard for the second lane of traffic to see why,” Graham said Several TrojanHousing buildings are close to the intersection, but decisions about crosswalk signals, stop signs or other safety measures are
made by city officials, not university officials.
“Portland and Adams are still in our patrol area, but that street and sidewalk are owned by the city, so we can’t go in and change things," Graham said.
Drayton said he has also heard many complaints about other crosswalks near campus.
Monica Valencia, the press deputy for 1st District City Council member Ed Reyes, said she has only received two complaints about the crosswalk I see Crosswalk, page 3 I
Feminist, former professor dies at 85
Betty Friedan, author of 'The Feminine Mystique,' taught at USCfor several years in the '80s and ’90s.
By CATHERINE LYONS
Staff Writer
Betty Friedan, a groundbreaking feminist, author of "The Feminine Mystique" and a former professor at USC, died last Saturday, on her 85th birthday, at her home in Washington, D.C.
Friedan spent several years at USC in the late 1980s and early 1990s as an adjunct professor, teaching courses in the Annenberg School for Communication, the gender studies program, the Marshall School of Business and the School of Gerontology.
Her impact on USC is still felt today.
Besides teaching various courses at the university, Friedan also established a think tank associated with the former Study of Women and Men In Society, which later turned into the gender studies department.
Her celebrity status brought recognition to the budding program at the time, said Nancy Lutkehaus, the current chairwoman of the gender studies program and an associate professor in the department of anthropology.
“People were excited and impressed that someone of Friedan's stature was teaching here and coming on campus. She was a significant media figure and an intellectual and political celebrity." Lutkehaus said.
With her personal prestige came a "golden Rolodex," said Warren Bennis. a personal friend of Friedan's and a distinguished professor of business administration.
In many of her classes, her students were treated to celebrity guests of the feminist movement.
i see Riedan page 7 I
say they want to get more young students involved in Student Senate.
By JOANNA LIN
Staff Writer
Andrew Stinnett and Sevak Keshishian want to give students what they never had when they first came to USC three years ago.
“I didn’t have anyone out there encouraging me to get involved," Stinnett, a presidential candidate for Student Senate, said of his freshman year at USC.
“I lived in Cardinal Gardens, and there was no one there encouraging me. That's why I want to change (Senate)."
Running mate Keshishian said he had the same experience, which is why he did not get involved in Senate earlier.
“I didn’t have that person coming around, letting me know about Senate. I didn’t have that exposure. You need that constant reminder of what Senate's trying to do," he said.
Keshishian said he thinks the most important part of elections is to “get freshmen and sophomores to participate — get them involved really heavily now."
"Change at this school doesn't necessarily come immediately. If you get involved early you can see
I see Sonata page 7 I
Voter
Guide
Look for a complete guide to the Student Senate election in the Monday, Feb. 13 issue of the Daily Trojan.
Voting begins Tuesday. Feb. 14.
Newcomers. Juniors Andrew Stinnett (left) and Sevak Keshishian have never worked with Student Senate. Both said they want to encourage freshmen and sophomores to get involved.
INSIDE
I unite Hagiya and the Women of Troy lost to the Huskies, 87-79, in double overtime. 12
.dailytrojan.com
February 10,2006
Vol. CXLVIII, Mo. 22
Cancer risk greater for some groups
USC and the University of Hawaii studied ethnic ties to smoking and lung cancer.
By JULIA WONG
Contributing Writer
Black and native Hawaiian smokers are at a greater risk for developing lung cancer than their white. Japanese-American and Hispanic counterparts, according to an ongoing study by USC and the University of Hawaii in Honolulu.
When smoking fewer than 30 cigarettes a day. blacks and native
Hawaiians are more susceptible to lung cancer, the study states. Using more than 30 cigarettes a day, however, equalizes the possibility of all ethnic groups contracting the disease.
The Multiethnic Cohort, an organization dedicated to examining the relationship of diet and lifestyle factors to the development of cancer, sponsored the study. With a sample that contains black. Japanese, Native Hawaiian, white and Hispanic smokers, the study hopes to determine the reason behind the ethnic variations in the different types of cancers
"The Multiethnic Cohort offers
clues in understanding the racial Ollipb
and ethnic differences in cancer IfUlvll
incident rates.” said Christopher Haiman. assistant professor of preventive medicine in the Keck School ♦
of Medicine and the lead author When
of the report. The report was to smoking
further evaluate findings that sug- 30 or fewer
gested there were racial and ethnic cigarettes
differences in relation to lung cancer a day. black among smokers, he said. and native
The findings in this report were Hawaiian
expected because they supported smokers run
previous findings that black smokers a greater risk
were at greater risk of lung cancer. of getting
Haiman said. A previous study found lung cancer
1 sec Cancer page S
INDEX
Being the third wheel is tough, especially around Valentine's Day. 4
Reverse Osmosis hosts an a capetla contest this weekend. 5
News Digest-------2 Lifestyle ...
Upcoming----------2 Classifieds _
Opinions..........—4 Sports...........
S
I
12
WEATHER
Today: Sunny. High 79. low 49. Tomorrow: Sunny. High SO, bw 51.